National League ERA leader Ryan Vogelsong isn’t the only starter whose performance has exceeded his press clippings. In the NL, in fact, at least three other starters on contenders could be even more overlooked.

Ranking their performances:

1. Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco Giants

He tops the list because his own team under-values him. He is the Giants’ 14th highest-paid player with a salary of $3 million in the first year of a two-year, $8.3 million deal.

2. Kyle Lohse, St. Louis Cardinals

He is 12-2 with a 2.79 ERA but was so far out of All-Star consideration that he didn’t even make the lists of biggest snubs. Lohse, however, figures to get his due this offseason when he becomes a free agent. Staying with the Cardinals is a long shot, though. Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Jaime Garcia and Lance Lynn are under club control, and Jake Westbrook holds an $8.5 million mutual option that figures to be barely half of what Lohse could command.

3. Chris Capuano, Los Angeles Dodgers

He has lost five of his past six starts but was the Dodgers’ most consistent starter before the break (9-4, 2.91 ERA). Yes, that includes Clayton Kershaw. At 10-8 with a 3.29 ERA, Capuano still is enjoying his finest season and giving the Dodgers plenty of reason to have secured him last winter for two years at $10 million.

4. Paul Maholm, Atlanta Braves

Not being recognized in Pittsburgh was understandable, especially given his so-so performance in seven seasons. Maholm, 9-7 with a 3.75 ERA, started to get noticed when he went seven consecutive starts for the Cubs without allowing more than one run. He won’t lack for attention the rest of this season after the Braves made him their much-needed rotation upgrade at the nonwaiver trading deadline.